Zendaya Fires Her Publicist Over Racially Insensitive Comment

Zendaya has opened up about how a racially insensitive remark led her to “part ways” her publicist.

"I didn't like my hair and makeup one time on a photo shoot, and my publicist told me, 'You should just be happy with it. They haven't had a black girl on the cover since forever,'" she told Cosmopolitan magazine. "She's no longer my publicist."

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The outspoken star also talks about her desire to bring diversity to the Disney Channel.

"It's hard as a young person of a different ethnicity or background to look at the TV and not see anyone who looks like you," she added. "Representation is very important."